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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Youngkee Ahn, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Jiri Slaby, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361674 ; 174D / ; 220324 ; 336 90 ;
Abstract
A housing for use with a ballast for powering one or more fluorescent lamps. In a preferred embodiment, the housing includes a cover (48) and a base (10). The cover (48) has at least two fingers (80), where each finger (80) includes a mating portion (86). The base (10) has at least two corresponding finger ports (100), each with a guide-lock structure (102) for guiding insertion of the mating portion (86) of the finger (80) into the finger port (100) and for securely locking the finger (80) in place when the mating portion (86) is inserted into the finger port (100).